Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 18 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous state and national honors for his writing as well as the CIF Southern Section’s Champion For Character Award, and is the author of three books about Long Beach history.
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This is Championship Central where you can relive the entire Compton football season before their game against Quartz Hill in the CIF Southern Section Division 12 championship at Compton College tonight. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Before kickoff, check out our preview of tonight’s CIF title game. Take a look back at all of […]

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CIF Tennis: Poly, Wilson Both Fall In Semifinals

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A historic and memorable girls’ tennis season came to an end in Long Beach on Wednesday, at least in part. Long Beach Poly and Wilson, the city’s top two high school teams, were both defeated in the CIF Southern Section semifinals after memorable playoff runs. League champion Poly picked up their first loss to end […]

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BREAKING: Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Names Chris Acker New Head Coach

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The562’s coverage of Long Beach State athletics for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Marilyn Bohl. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State Basketball is sponsored by CSULB Distinguished Alumnus Nelson Farris. The562’s coverage of Long Beach State men’s basketball for the 2023-24 season is sponsored by Arline & Mike Walter. Long Beach State announced today that Chris […]